Weather in Metairie, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Metairie, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:40 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Metairie, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
10p
75°
11p
73°
12a
71°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
77°
8p
77°
9p
Metairie, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast18%88°68°
- MondayMay 18Overcast17%89°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle51%91°73°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast47%91°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast58%92°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast64%90°72°
Metairie, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Metairie, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
157° · veering 49°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Metairie, LA
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Metairie, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
13h 41m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Metairie, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:23 AM
- Moonset
- 1:08 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Metairie, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Metairie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.